This drawing was made from a picture of the famous fresco painting The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. The added hoop comes from an image of a playground. Combining the two resulted in this recreation, which we have agreed to call "And the Seventh Day...He Scored a Basket," instead of "...He rested."
Maybe basketball was created on the seventh day of Creation because God needed some kind of good entertainment. Or was it Naismith? I really do not know.
When God was tired again, maybe he sent other gods from Heaven, like Dr. J and Michael Jordan. Kevin Garnett, who has just retired, was, however, an "experiment," a kind of fallen angel.
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| The Creation of Basketball |
For another playful combination of art and basketball, see How to draw a vase with snakes and circles + basket ball, where a basketball is added digitally to a decorated vase.
For another reflection on Michael Jordan, mentioned above, read Michael Jordan “Playing at Fifty”: Never Say Never, about his ambition to keep playing beyond the usual age.
Update — : The rosary application below was added in this update. The original article was published on 29 September 2016.
The Rosary Garden
Follow the beads. Pray at your own pace. The rosary hangs below the still hand. Pass the beads through its fingers, one prayer at a time.
Sign of the Cross
Make the Sign of the Cross. Then choose “I have prayed · next”.
How the prayer journey works
Opening: the Sign of the Cross and the Apostles’ Creed, one Our Father, three Hail Marys, and the Glory Be.
Each decade: reflect on one mystery, pray one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, and the Glory Be. The full journey includes five decades. The shorter option includes only one decade.
Closing: the Hail, Holy Queen, the closing prayer, and the Sign of the Cross. The hand stays still above the hanging rosary. The beads pass through its fingers as you advance, and the crucifix remains below the loop. Completed beads acquire a green and gold sheen; a bright gold outline marks your current place. Use “Previous prayer” to return whenever you wish.
You choose when to advance. Listening does not move the beads automatically. The opening Creed is prayed at the crucifix. The Glory Be is prayed between groups of beads, without adding an extra bead. Your place is remembered on this browser when storage is available. “Start this journey” begins again with the selected options.
The nun is an original fictional illustration. Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia, 1492–1503) appears as an imaginative historical decoration.
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De genio a geni@, ¿Qué me cuentas?
From genius to genius, what do you tell me?